Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3989, Stephen Gibbs, Continental (Conn.)

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental (comm.)
Gibbs, Stephen Ruth
R. 3989
CONTENTS

Notification sent to Thomas Chester Esq. 19 October 1820
Hartford, Connecticut
14.453 Connecticut
Stephen Gibbs of Hartford - in the state of Connecticut who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Huntington of the Connecticut line, for the term of two years.
Inscribed on the roll of Connecticut at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 20 th of May 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 th of Sep: 1819 and sent to Jonathan Brace Esq. Hartford, Connecticut
Arrears to 4th of Sep: 1819 - $124.15 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Mar: 1820 48. Bono 12/31/30 $172.15
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Signature

Stephen Gibbs
Stephen Gibbs. priv
Huntington Conn. Reg
1775 to 1777
Did not serve 9
months - None enlisted in the spring of 1775, engaged for so long a term as 9 months.
Adm. Spitta
Adm. B.H.
Hartford, Conn.

DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT—ss—HARTFORD
On this 20 th day of May 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the County Court for the County of Hartford in for the said district, personally appeared Stephen Gibbs aged sixty four years resident in East Windsor in the said district, who being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war:" That he, the said Stephen Gibbs in December 1775 enlisted in East Windsor in the state of Conn in the company commanded by Captain Oreas Bispell in of the Regt commanded by Col. Sed th Huntington of the Conn line; that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States until the month of Jan'y 1777, when he was discharged from service in Newtown state of Pennsylvania, that he was in the battles of Long Island, York Town &c
and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services, except what is subpoena.
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.
Jonathan Brace Judge of the County Court for the County aforesaid.
I, for a Brace Judge, &c. as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Stephen Gibbs did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months, on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
Hartford May 20 th 1818 Jonathan Brace Judge as aforesaid
May 20. 1818 Sealed with the Seal of said Court by direction of the Hon a Jonathan Brace who is the Presiding Judge of said Court
Thomas Chester Clerk

I further certify that it is proved by the testimony under oath of Oreas Bissell who commanded the company to which the s d Stephen Gibbs belonged & who is a credible witness, that the s d Gibbs did serve in the revolutionary war, in the manner & for the time stated in his s d affidavit
Hartford May 20. 1818
Jonathan Brace Judge of the County Court for
the County of Hartford in the State of Connecticut State of Connecticut ss County of Hartford August the 30 1819 Personally appeared Benjamin Howard of East Hartford, in said County, but formerly of Bolton in said State who is a credible witness and made solemn oath, that he and the within named Stephen Gibbs both enlisted to serve as private soldiers in the Month of December 1775 in the company commanded by Capt n Oreas Bissell in the Reg t & commanded by Col. Jedediah Huntington in the Col ts line to serve for 12 months, that they both soon joined said company and continued together in the same, till the retreat of said Reg t from Long Island to New York, said Reg t & being defeated & a great part destroyed, in which defeat the company consisting of about 100 men was cut off & reduced to about 40 men, who were afterwards put into different companies, that from the time of said defeat he was with said Gibbs in said company till some time in Sep r 1776 when when in consequence of said defeat & the reduction of said Gibbs was detached from the company & put into a company Capt n James Cleveland in the same Reg t & employed near Fort Mc building or constructing a Chevaux-de-frise across the North River. Howard understood & believes, that he continued to serve out the instrument being one year. That he said Howard, has made witness for his service as a soldier in the said company comm d in said Reg t before me Jonathan Brace Judge of the County Court

State of Connecticut, County of Hartford August the 30 th 1819
I hereby certify that the Stephen Gibbs, who made the foregoing declaration is in actual insolvency and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support.
Jonathan Brainerd Judge of the County Court for said County
very true
to wit that said company commanded by Washington in where said terms of his a previous order by Capt. Bissell for said County

State of Connecticut County of Hartford ss on this twelfth Day of April in the year one thousand Eight hundred and Forty four personally appeared in open Court Before a Judge of Probate in and for said County Ann Dodd, a resident of the City of Hartford in said County aged Fifty seven years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in Behalf of her self and her Sisters in order to obtain the benefit of the pension provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4 th 1836 for Certain Widows of Revolutiona- ry Soldiers. vis. that our Father Stephen Gibbs deceased was a private soldier in the war of the Revolution and in the Connecticut troops and was at the time he died a pensioner of the United states under an act of Congress passed in the year 1818 for his services rendered in said war and our mother Ruth Gibbs Deceased was his Widow at the time of the passage of the act under which this Declaration is made and at the time she died and my self Ann Dodd and my sisters herein after mentioned are the daughters of the said Stephen and Ruth Gibbs Deceased and as I have been informed of late we are entitled to receive the pension due our said mother from the united states at the time of her death but she had never applied for it a pension which she was entitled to from services done in the war of the Revolution by our father and her husband Stephen Gibbs Deceased and as i believe our father done a part or all of his service in the said war after he married his wife our mother Ruth Gibbs Deceased formerly Ruth Chamberlin our said fathers pension commenced as i believe in the year 1818 and continued till the time of his Death

6300 at the rate of ninety six Dollars per annum our said father and mother were married By one David Huntington a Priest as i have heard them say in the month of December in the year one thou- -sand seven hundred and seventy seven in the town of Glastenbury in the County of Hartford and state of Connecticut our said father died on the twenty fifth Day of November the year Eighteen hundred and twenty six at the town of East Windsor in the County of Hartford state afore said our said mother died on the fifth Day of December the year Eighteen hundred and thirty seven in the town of Sandisfield County of Berkshire in the state of massachusetts my said mother remained my said fathers widow from his death untill her Death the time above stated I further decl- -are that I have four Sisters now living for any thing that I have heard there names are as follows Lucinda Wilcox, Mary Crane, and Elizabeth Crane, and Rumah Flint, we being all the Children which the said Stephen and Ruth Gibbs had living at the time of her death.
Dated at Hartford, this 12 th day of April, A.D. 1844.
Anne Dodd
Sworn to and subscribed, this twelfth day of April, 1844. before me,
John Russell. Judge of Probate for Hartford District, Connecticut.

Stephen Gibley was married in May to Ruth Chambers December the 13 th by David Huntington in old
Connecticut
1807 at the house of his father
Elizabeth Gibley

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts Berkshire County
I Elizabeth Crane of Sandisfield in Berkshire County Massachusetts do hereby depose and say that I am the daughter of Stephen, and Ruth Gibbs, both deceased the said Stephen Gibbs my father died in the town of East Windsor Hartford County Connecticut my mother the said Ruth Gibbs died in this town the aforesaid Sandisfield she was living with me at the time of her death which took place on the 5 th day of December, A.D. 1837 leaving five Children only surviving whose names and places of residence are as follows my self Elizabeth Crane and one Sister Mary Crane we both now living in the town of Sandisfield County and State aforesaid one sister Ramah Flint now living in the town of East Windsor County of Hartford and State of Connecticut one sister Ann Dodd now living in the City of Hartford in County of Hartford state of Connecticut one sister Lucinda Wilcox now living in the town of Deerfield Portage County State of Ohio
after my father the said Stephen Gibbs died, my mother the said Ruth Gibbs removed to this town and to my place of residence and had in her possession my said father's Books and papers and among them was one of his old account Books which contained a record of my said father and mother's marriage I last march searched my house in order to find said Book and record but did not find it I have searched again of late for said Book and Record and have found the said record which is very much torn and eaten by rats or mice the said record is my said father's own hand writing on one side of the leaf is some Book account of his it is about one half of a leaf of said Book
Sworn and Subscribed before me This 10 th day of September 1844 Josiah Root Justice of the Peace
Elizabeth Crane
I certify that I am well acquainted with Elizabeth Crane

whose deposition is taken above and that she is a respectable witness and whose statements are entitled to full credit
Given under my hand this 10 th day of September in the year 1844 Josiah Wolcott Justice of the Peace
Berkshire ss
I Charles Sedgwick Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court for said County of Berkshire do certify that Josiah Wolcott by before whom the foregoing Deposition of Elizabeth Crane was sworn was, on the tenth day of September current a Justice of the Peace within said County duly commissioned & qualified & that I sincerely believe the foregoing narrative purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this 13 th day of September 1844. Charles Sedgwick Clerk

Stephen Gibbs
14.453
Clankill
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STATE OF CONNECTICUT, County of HARTFORD,
ss. Special County Court, or Court of Common Pleas, holden by order of the Chief Judge of said Court, on the first Tuesday of August, 1820.
ON this 2 nd day of August, 1820, personally appeared in open Court, the same Court being a Court of record for said County, having the power of fine and imprisonment,
Stephen Gibbs aged 66 years, resident in East Windsor in the County of Hartford,
who being first duly sworn according to law doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows:
enlisted in Capt Ozias Bissells company in Col d Jd. Huntingtons regiment for one year enlisted in December 1775 served until January 1777 & was honourably discharged this Reg t was on the continental establishment first declaration made 20 th May 1818 number of pension certificate 14, 453.
"And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818, and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed."
True & just inventory of property one cow $ 20 (very old) - two beds - 5 10 old chairs - 5 shoat - - 1.50 $31.50
I have a wife aged sixty four feeble & entirely unable to labour one daughter aged 37 name Betsey I am a shoemaker unable to work but very little subsisting almost entirely by the charity of my friends - Stephen Gibbs -

Sworn to and declared by said Stephen Gibbs on the 2 nd day of August, 1820, before said Court, and it is the opinion of said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is
thirty one dollars and fifty cents. I, Thomas Chesler
Clerk of the County Court or Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Hartford aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the record of said Court. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court on this 21 st day of August 1820
Th. Chesler Clerk of the County Court or Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Hartford.

3989
P. O.
Ruth Gibbs
Service: widow of Stephen
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
REJECTED
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18
1925 Dec. 10, Tombstone dated to Chas. P. Hale. 33 Capitol Ave. Hartford. Conn. (see letter in David Goodwin 1874-82)

State of Connecticut, Hartford County, ss. Probate Court, Hartford District. April 12, 1844.
I, John Russell, Judge of the Court of Probate for the district of Hartford, hereby certify that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to said Court, that Stephen Gibbs was a Pensioner of the United States, at the rate of eight dollars per month — was a resident of East Windsor, in the County of Hartford, and State of Connecticut, and died in said Town on the 25 th day of November, A. D. 1826, leaving a widow whose name was Ruth Gibbs, — and I further certify, that evidence sufficient and satisfactory has been exhibited to this Court that Ruth Gibbs, the aforesaid Widow, removed to Sandisfield, in the State of Massachusetts, and died in said Town on the 5 th day of December, A. D. 1837, leaving five children only surviving, whose names are, Ann Dodd, Lucinda Wilcox, Mary Cram, Elizabeth Crane, and Ruthah Flint.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand, at the Probate Office in said Hartford, the day and year above written.
John Russell Judge.

State of Connecticut Hartford County. Probate Court.
District of Hartford.
Hartford, April 22, 1844.
I, James W. Russell, Clerk of the Court of Probate, for the District of Hartford do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the proceedings before said Court, in respect to the question therein referred to.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of said Probate Court, and subscribed my name, the day and year above written.
James W. Russell, Clerk.
James W. Russell
Clerk.

J. Roskneel cl. C.
wards by
commission of Pensylvania
Washington City D.C.

Dear Sir
Pittsfield Sept 25. 1844.
Enclosed are the papers establishing the claim of the heirs of Ruth Gibbs late widow of Stephen Gibbs for pension which I am requested to transmit to you. Please send papers to me
J. L. Edwards Esq. Com d of Pensions
Resp t yours J. Rockwell

State of Connecticut Hartford County Ss East Windsor
On this eleventh day of April 1844, personally appeared before me Jesse Charlton, one of the justices of the Peace for said County of Hartford, James Flint a resident of said town of East Windsor aged Seventy three years a credible witness with whom I am well acquainted who being first duly sworn and cautioned does this depose and say
I James Flint of East Windsor in Hartford County Connecticut do hereby depose and say that I was well acquainted with Stephen Gibbs formerly of this town I know him for thirty years before his death I know him to have been a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States and the husband of Mrs Ruth Gibbs who removed to this town of Ishelstfield in Berkshire County Massachusetts I am well knowing to the fact that the said Stephen Gibbs died in this town on the 25 th day of November 1826, or Seventeen years last November I was present at his Funeral and am well knowing to the facts above stated James Flint
Sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year first named
Jesse Charlton Justice of the Peace

I Solomon Finley of the town of Marlborough in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut do depose and say that I am now Seventy Eight years of age and when I was a boy I lived in the town of Glastenbury in said County and lived anear neighbour with in a few rods of one Ruth Chamberlin who was my Cousin I was well acquainted with her I also knew one Stephen Gibbs at that time of East Windsor town, in the afore said County the said Stephen Gibbs and the said Ruth Chamberlin was as I know married at her Fathers house in the afore said town of Glastenbury by one David Huntington a Priest I was present at this said marriage which took place in the month of December the year Seventeen hundred Seventy Seven Sworn and Subscribed before me
This 9th Day of April 1944 } Solomon Finley Samuel F. Jones Justice of the Peace
I certify that I am well acquainted with Solomon Finley whose deposition is taken above and that he is a respectable witness and whose statements are entitled to full Credit Given under my hand this 9th Day of April in the year 1944 Samuel F. Jones Justice of the Peace

I hereby certify that on examining the records of marriages in the Town of Glastenbury I do not find the marriage of Stephen Gibbs & Ruth Chamberlin recorded.
Register Office Glastenbury April 9 th 1844 } Attest Thaddeus Wells, Register
Hartford County ss. Glastenbury April 9 th 1844 Personally appeared Thaddeus Wells, Register of Glastenbury & made oath to the truth of the above certificate by him subscribed before me — Frederick Hall Justice of Peace

State of Connecticut
Office of Secretary of State
I certify that Seps Charlton, Samuel D. Jones, and Praray Hale are, and for more than six months last past have been respectively Justices of the Peace within and for the County of Hartford in said State, each of them having been duly appointed and commissioned as a Justice of the Peace for said County of Hartford, as appears of record in this office.
I further certify that I am well acquainted with their several hand writings, and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be theirs respectively, are in my opinion all genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said State, this 12 th day of April A D 1844.
N. A. Phelps, Secretary of State.